Software Engineer – General (new grad / early career)

About this role

Northwood seeks software engineers to help build a global network of ground stations that provide satellite communications for national security, connectivity, and disaster response. You'll work on full-stack systems spanning edge control, data pipelines, cloud orchestration, APIs, and infrastructure—with the opportunity to specialize in one or two core areas while contributing across multiple domains.

What you'll do

• Design and implement control systems for ground station hardware and embedded systems
• Architect high-bandwidth data pipelines and SD-WAN capabilities for global data movement
• Lead distributed systems design and cloud orchestration across global ground networks
• Build customer-facing and internal APIs, databases, and front-end interfaces
• Develop monitoring, alerting, and telemetry systems for reliability and diagnostics
• Create production line software, test automation, and simulations for hardware validation

What they're looking for

• Full-stack software development
• Distributed systems and cloud orchestration
• API and backend development
• Data pipeline and ETL design
• Infrastructure and DevOps
• Real-time systems and low-latency optimization
• Testing automation and quality assurance
• Modern web technologies and front-end development